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  1. S

    Help broken feathers? Don't know why

    So a bit ago I noticed alot of one of my chickens loosing alot of feathers but only her which I thought maybe molt as she is under 1yr, then later noticed that one may have worms so I just finished deworming all of them, but I'm worried about my lil Lagertha. Could this be from the worms? Or...
  2. J

    Duck losing waterproofing

    Hello. I have a 1 year old Pekin duck and I've noticed that these last few days she gets wet really east and her feathers look weird. I think she is losing her waterproofing and I've read that her oil gland could be clogged but I have fear of check her gland and hurt her. What I can do? She has...
    • JosePLM677
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    • duck feathers lose losing pekin pekin duck waterprof wet
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  3. T

    Mites?

    This is Esther. Over the weekend I noticed her butt was bare and she had some bleeding. I cleaned her up and sprayed with Vetericyn. Today I noticed neck feathers that were broken or missing and I did see her picking at her feathers as well. She is eating and scratching normally but she...
  4. FNF

    Duck run

    Hello, duck owners - I have posted about some issues I'm having with my six very horny female runner ducks in a few places, but I'm running out of ideas. Three of them are about 18 months old, and three are about 8 months old. After a long, slow integration process, they were getting along...
    • FNF
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    • duck house duck run ducks feathers female ducks mating horny ducks
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Ducks
  5. KHiggz

    Feather Art

    Hi friends! I manage a farm in New York where we raise many different types of birds ranging from chickens and ducks, to turkeys and geese, to ostriches and emus. I collect feathers from these birds during their natural molting process to make art so all feathers that go into my art comes from...
    • KHiggz
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    • art chickens dreamcatchers ducks emus feathers geese hat feathers hats ostriches
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Hobbies
  6. C

    first time indoor chicken mom with concerns about feathers

    hi everyone! i’m a proud owner of a rhode island red hen. she’s my first chicken, as i’m only 21 years old. my girl is five months old, and i only own her because my older sister bought chickens and one was sick with a bad leg, so the others were picking on her. therefore, now i caretake for...
  7. C

    Winter No Feathers

    Hello, My Sapphire Gem has bare back and shoulders from rooster since spring. Rooster has been gone for months. Figured hee feathers would grow back at molt time this fall like the other hens did. She still has not grown any back. Temperatures have been dropping below freezing on and off for a...
  8. C

    Broken dry Pekin laying duck feathers

    I have a two year old happy laying Pekin, she is my only duck that has feathers with this broken dry appearance. Is there anything I can change for her feather health to improve. She has access to fresh water daily, free roaming as well.
    • CrouseJ
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    • feathers pekin
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. exactlyzac

    Butt Feathers That Won’t Grow Back!

    My sweet girl Sunny is a 1 1/2 year old Frizzle / Showgirl Silkie, so the naked neck comes standard, but her butt feathers just won’t grow back in. Winter is coming and Chicago gets pretty cold so I’m worried for my girl. She looooves brooding in the box so I assumed that’s why her butt...
  10. greenchicky

    OLD DUCK MOLTING

    Hello! My 16 yr old Muscovy male is molting again and it is growing back weird! Not sure how I can help?! Other than that he is off balance but good appetite and stuff so not sure what to do! Looks painful (
  11. Maze

    My chicks feathers look strange

    Hello! My chicks feathers look strange but when I went to the feed and seed store they said it's normal. Is it? She's on chickstarter and somedays she has garlic and vinegar and honey in her water (only like once per week tho cuz it stinky and she's an indoor chick atm. Edit: she's about 2-3...
  12. Optimus Pollo

    Feather mites or something worse?

    I have a large flock 33 hens and 2 roosters. Some of them started having a strange loss of feathers as seen in the pictures. It usually starts on their back near the tail and very slowly (weeks-months) gets worse with the loss traveling up the back. Some birds also had feather loss on top of the...
  13. JennyG0123

    Help idk what this is!

    My rooster lost all of his tail feather and one of my Brahmas lost her feathers in a small circle about an inch below her vent. It’s to early for them to be molting any clue what could have caused this? I have a picture of my roosters area but can’t get a good one of my Brahma hers seems a...
  14. B

    Missing/twisted/curly neck feathers in 10% of flock - treatable?

    I have a mostly Serama flock (with a few large fowl for eggs) of about 15-20 birds. They mostly free-range (with a closed/locked coop at night) in my small backyard in suburban Phoenix metro area. They've done very well with the exception of a few predators (hawks, cats and now FOXES - yes...
  15. RoosterJuice

    Why are my hens getting this wound?

    Hello, I am wondering why 3/19 of my hens have this wound in the same spot. There are no roosters among them. They are in a portable tractor so they have access to fresh grass every 2 days. I noticed the wounds fresh 2 days ago, they seem to be scabbing over nicely now. Does anyone have any...
  16. Bu9s

    Long live angel...

    She died....thee most friendly quail has died...
    • Bu9s
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    • bobwhite feathers quail
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Quail
  17. LoveyDuckies

    Duck Feathers

    Hey ya’ll! I have a Rouen duck (Loretta) that hasn’t developed her purple feather yet. Which based off research she should have already. Anyone know what might be up? I also have a Peking duck (Wally). After Wally and Loretta molted their feathers, their front never really grew back as feathers...
  18. Quackersdelight

    Maybe molting?

    Hello, I am not sure how old they are I believe maybe 10/11 weeks but my buffs went from soft and fluffy looking to ragged. They didn’t look like that last week.
  19. FNF

    Runner duck feathers / eggs

    Feels like I've been posting questions about my ducks a lot recently :D. I have three ladies, about a year old this month. They've been very reliable layers with three eggs in the duck house each morning, up until the last two or three weeks or so. At first the drop seemed to be because one of...
    • FNF
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    • ducks eggs feathers molt
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  20. I

    Saddle Feathers?

    I feel like I'm starting to see some dark and pointy saddle feathers coming in on this polish chicken. Can anyone confirm if what I'm seeing is saddle feathers? For reference this is a 10 week old chicken.
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